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442 West 45 Street

630Records
18City systems
13Open violations
231.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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630 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 200 311 service requests, 181 HPD complaints, 67 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)442 WEST 45TH STREET REALTY LLC
BBL1010540055
BIN1083771, 1083772

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 231.6. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations13 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2014-02-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$11,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

61 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (23) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · PLUMBING (4) · GENERAL (4) · ELECTRIC (3).

Filed construction activity

$59,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)442 WEST 45TH STREET REALTY LLC
Head officerMARVIN DAVIS
Managing agentDAVIS REALTY
Last registered2025-11-26

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,638,000 $737,100
2026$1,678,000 $755,100
2027$1,881,000 $846,450

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Chai Samosa Grab N GoIndianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayTimes Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 45 St — M11 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 43 St & 10 Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 051 Elias Howe
Middle: M.S. 297. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

442 West 45 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

61 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by DAVIS REALTY — 14 buildings, 138 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B8 · C4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
343 West 51 Street MN20 B
515 West 46 Street MN15 C
455 West 47 Street MN15 B
453 West 46 Street MN14 B
360 West 46 Street MN12 B
415 West 52 Street MN10 B
413 West 52 Street MN10 B
368 West 46 Street MN9 A
442 West 45 Street MN8 C
451 West 46 Street MN8 B
735 11 Avenue MN7 B
372 West 46 Street MN5 C
370 West 46 Street MN3 C
434 West 154 Street MN2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 1995-10-19 (lender: Kirschner, Mitchell). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1995-10-19Mortgage $200,000 — from 442 WEST 45TH STREETINC. to KIRSCHNER, MITCHELL $200,000
1985-09-23Mortgage $140,000 — from 442 W 45TH ST. to AMALGAMATED BANK/NY $140,000
1983-02-04Mortgage $45,000 — from HANTOLHER GROUP to AMRON, HOWARD C.; ERGAS, LEONARD; EVANS, MARTIN $45,000

Ten-year activity

50250
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
47
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017011147
20180130812
201952200936
2020022015
202100110213
202200160723
2023033301147
202430360342
202500420446
202606330443
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 65Housing & tenants 463Ownership & money 14Health & systems 57

Every one of the 630 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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